Class 8 | Science | Force MCQs with Answers | Worksheet - 1

1. During dry weather, while combing hair, sometimes we experience hair flying apart. The force responsible for this is

force of gravity
electrostatic force
force of friction
magnetic force

2. Which one of the following forces is a contact force?

force of gravity
electrostatic force
force of friction
magnetic force

3. A ball of dough is rolled into a flat chapatti. What is the name of the force exerted to change the shape of the dough?

Muscular force
Gravitational Force
Magnetic Force
None of the above

4. A girl is pushing a box towards east direction. In which direction should her friend push the box so that it moves faster in the same direction?

Towards North
Towards South
Towards East
Towards West

5. A gas filled balloon moves up. Is the upward force acting on it larger or smaller than the force of gravity?

Larger
Smaller
Equal
There won't be any force

6. An object dropped from a highrise building comes down because of which force?

force of gravity
electrostatic force
force of friction
magnetic force

7. To draw water from the well with the help of a bucket and rope, one has to ________ the rope up?

push
pull
slide
hang

8. The north pole of a magnet ____________ the north pole of another magnet.

attracts
repels
pull towards it
does nothing

9. A charged body ___________ an uncharged body towards it.

attracts
repels
push away from it
does nothing

10. The repulsion between two objects could be due to which force?

Frictional
Electrostatic
Magnetic
Either Electrostatic or Magnetic

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